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Information
Quarterly Lobbying Report
Executive Summary: This item presents a summary of
activities reported to the Ethics Commission by lobbying
entities for the third quarter of 2014.
Recommended Action: This item is for informational
purposes only.
Presenter: Mark Low, Lobbying Program Analyst
City Ethics Commission
December 16, 2014
Lobbying Report: 3rd Quarter 2014
A.
Introduction
The Municipal Lobbying Ordinance (MLO) regulates persons who receive compensation
to lobby City officials. Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) §§ 48.01, et seq. In LAMC §
48.01(B), the MLO makes several findings regarding lobbying activity, including the following:
1.
Citizens have a right to know the identities of those who attempt to influence City
decisions;
2.
Public disclosure by lobbyists and their clients regarding their lobbying activities is
essential to citizen confidence in the integrity of local government;
3.
It is in the public interest to ensure that lobbyists do not misrepresent facts or their
positions;
4.
It is in the public interest to ensure that lobbyists do not place City officials under
personal obligation to themselves or their clients.
To help ensure adequate and effective disclosure regarding efforts to lobby City
government, lobbying entities are required to file quarterly disclosure reports. See LAMC §§
48.01(B)(6), 48.08. This item summarizes information disclosed on the lobbying reports filed
for the third quarter of 2014.
B.
Legal Background
1.
Definitions
The MLO defines lobbying activity generally as compensated conduct related to
communications with City officials that are designed to influence municipal matters. LAMC §
48.02. The lobbying entities that are regulated by the MLO include lobbyists, lobbying firms,
and lobbyist employers.
A lobbyist is an individual who is compensated to spend 30 or more hours in a threemonth period to engage in lobbying activities that include at least one direct communication with
a City employee, including commissioners, that is designed to influence a City matter on behalf
of another person. Id. A lobbying firm is an entity that is entitled to receive $1,000 in
compensation for engaging in lobbying activities on behalf of another person during a threemonth period, if a partner, owner, shareholder, owner, or employee of the entity qualifies as a
lobbyist. Id. A lobbying firm may be an individual lobbyist. Finally, a lobbyist employer is an
entity that employs a lobbyist in-house to lobby on the entity’s behalf. Id.
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Certain persons are exempt from the lobbying regulations. These include individuals
acting in an official government capacity, newspapers and other media outlets that publish
editorials or paid advertising, persons whose only activity is bidding on a City contract, and
501(c)(3) organizations created to provide services to indigent persons and that organization’s
employees when acting in the scope of that employment. LAMC § 48.03.
2.
Registration and Reporting
Lobbyists and lobbying firms are required to register with the Ethics Commission on an
annual basis. LAMC §§ 48.07(A)-(B). Registration is required within 10 days after the end of
the month in which the qualification threshold is met. LAMC § 48.07(A). The fees for each
year’s registration are $450 per lobbyist plus $75 for each client from whom the lobbyist is
entitled to receive $250 or more in a calendar quarter. LAMC § 48.07(C).
Every lobbying entity is required to file quarterly disclosure reports once it or, for
lobbyist employers, one of its employees qualifies as a lobbying entity. LAMC § 48.08(A)(1).
They must continue to submit quarterly reports until registration is terminated, either voluntarily
or automatically by virtue of the end of the calendar year. The disclosure reports must contain
specific information, including the following:
3.
a.
Each City agency that a lobbyist attempted to influence. LAMC §§
48.08(B)(12), 48.08(C)(14).
b.
Each municipal matter that a lobbyist employer attempted to influence.
LAMC § 48.08(D)(6).
c.
Total payments from clients to lobbying firms. LAMC § 48.08(C)(4).
d.
Total payments to lobbyists by lobbying firms and lobbyist employers.
LAMC §§ 48.08(C)(7)(a), 48.08(D)(3).
e.
The elected City officials, candidates, and committees for which a lobbyist
engaged in fundraising activity, as well as the dates of the activity and the
amount of money raised. LAMC §§ 48.08(B)(7), 48.08(C)(9), 48.08(D)(10).
f.
Services provided by a lobbyist to a City candidate or ballot measure
campaign or to the City under contract, including the amount of
compensation received for those services. LAMC §§ 48.08(B)(10)-(11),
48.08(C)(12)-(13).
Prohibited Activities
Lobbying entities are prohibited from engaging in certain types of activity. They may not
attempt to deceive City officials. LAMC §§ 48.04(B), (D). They may not place City officials
under personal obligation to them. LAMC § 48.04(A). They may not create a municipal matter
for the purpose of being retained to lobby on that matter. LAMC § 48.04(C).
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Lobbyists and lobbying firms are also limited in certain financial activities. They may
engage in fundraising, but they may not make campaign contributions to elected City officials,
candidates, or their committees if they are required to be registered to lobby the office the
official or candidate holds or seeks. Los Angeles City Charter § 470(c)(11). And they may not
make or act as an intermediary in the making of a gift to a City official. LAMC §§ 48.04(E),
49.5.10(A)(4)-(5).
C.
Third Quarter Compliance
In the third quarter of 2014, there were 364 registered lobbyists and 127 registered
lobbying firms, which included 51 sole proprietorships. In addition, there were 63 lobbyist
employers.
These 554 lobbying entities were required to file 503 disclosure reports for the third
quarter (the 51 sole proprietor lobbyists were required to file a lobbying firm report but not a
lobbyist report). Timely compliance reached an all-time high rate of 99.6 percent. A single
lobbyist employer missed the October 31 deadline and was required to pay $75 in penalties for
filing its quarterly report three days late.
D.
Top 10 Highest Paying Clients
In the third quarter of 2014, there were 1,197 registered clients of lobbying entities. The
clients who paid the most for lobbying services in the third quarter of 2014 are identified in the
following table, along with descriptions of the projects for which the payments were made. Each
of the top ten highest paying clients spent at least $70,000 during the quarter. Combined, their
payments totaled $1,014,127 or 8.7 percent of the $11,627,530 total reported payments from
clients.
TOP 10 HIGHEST PAYING CLIENTS
Based on Payments Made in 2014 Q3
Payments
$ 155,000
Client
Westfield
City Ethics Commission
Project
Land use matters related to
a) Westfield Century City--update
of entitlements for shopping
complex.
b) Topanga, Promenade & the
Village at Westfield Topanga-development and subvention
of "Village" project.
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Lobbying
Firm
M Advisors,
LLC
Agencies
Lobbied
Mayor; City
Attorney; City
Council (incl.
districts and
committees);
Building & Safety;
CAO; LADOT;
LADWP; Planning
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TOP 10 HIGHEST PAYING CLIENTS (cont’d)
Based on Payments Made in 2014 Q3
Payments
Client
Project
Lobbying
Firm
Agencies
Lobbied
$ 141,214
Greenland US
Holding Co
Metropolis. A two phase mixed-use
development consisting of hotel,
residential, and commercial uses
providing 2,420 parking spaces within
above- and below-grade parking
structures. The project includes a
maximum 350-room hotel, 1,560
residential condominium units, and
74,903 square feet of commercial uses.
CPC 2008-4557-SN
a) 19-story tower and 38-story
tower above a 5-story podium;
and
b) 40-story residential tower and a
58-story residential tower
above an 8-story podium.
Craig Lawson
& Co., LLC
City Council (incl.
districts and
committees);
Building and Safety;
Planning;
Engineering
$109,695
Greenland US
Consulting, Inc.
Purchase of Metropolis.
DLA Piper
LLP (US)
Mayor; City Attorney;
City Council (incl.
districts and
committees);
Planning
$103,166
CIM Group
Development entitlement requests
related to development projects:
a) 3460 7th Street yoga/dance
studio
b) 925 La Brea Project/925 La
Brea
c) Adaptive Reuse/8436 W. 3rd
Street
d) Hollywood/Cherokee
CUB/6627
Hollywood [ZA# 2014-33-CUB]
e) Parkmile
Gonzales Law
Group, APC
City Council (incl.
districts and
committees);
Neighborhood
Councils; Planning;
LADOT
$93,630
Champion Real
Estate Company
Liner LLP
City Council (incl.
districts and
committees);
Building and Safety;
Planning
a)
b)
c)
General Real Estate
Matters/Los Angeles
Highland Selma Venture.
CPC 2011-2157-ZV-SPR
Hollywood Cherokee
Apartments
$91,231
Rancho LPG
Holdings Inc.
General governmental relations and
public affairs in connection with land
use/pipeline/zoning matters affecting
liquefied petroleum gas storage facility
in San Pedro.
Svorinich &
Associates
Mayor; City Attorney;
City Council (incl.
districts and
committees)
$90,000
Clear Channel
Outdoor
Outdoor Advertising Issues/City of
Los Angeles [FILE# 11-1705]
David
Gershwin
Consulting
Neighborhood
Councils
City Ethics Commission
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TOP 10 HIGHEST PAYING CLIENTS (cont’d)
Based on Payments Made in 2014 Q3
Payments
E.
Client
Project
Lobbying
Firm
Agencies
Lobbied
$80,662
Oxy Long Beach, RFP for Wilmington oil field
Inc.
development.
Glaser, Weil,
Fink, Howard,
Avchen &
Shapiro, LLP
Mayor; City Attorney;
City Council (incl.
districts and
committees); Harbor
$77,971
NBCUniversal
Media, LLC
Community outreach and advocacy for
the NBCUniversal Evolution Plan
(generally) at 100 Universal City Plaza
including, but not limited to:
a) Proposed annexation and
detachment (jurisdictional
boundary adjustments)
involving three separate areas
totaling approximately 32 acres
that are part of the
approximately 400-acre
Universal Studios and Theme
Park Property, which is located
partly in the City and partly in
the unincorporated,
uninhabited County of Los
Angeles (C.F. 12-1657-S5).
b) Tentative tract maps for
portions of the Universal
Studios and Theme Park
property located within the City
(TT Nos. 72691 and 72692).
c) Compliance Review with the
terms and conditions of the
Development Agreement that
became effective April 5, 2013
by and between NBCUniversal
and the City of Los Angeles
(Ordinances 182437, 182321,
and 182436).
Latham &
Watkins LLP
City Attorney; City
Council (incl. districts
and committees);
Engineering;
Recreation & Parks
$71,558
Century City
Realty, LLC
Century City Center Project/Intersection
of Constellation Blvd and Ave. of the
Stars,
Glaser, Weil,
Fink, Howard,
Avchen &
Shapiro, LLP
Mayor; City Attorney;
City Council (incl.
districts and
committees);
Building and Safety;
Planning
Top 10 Highest Paid Lobbying Firms
Lobbying firms are required to report the total amount of payments they receive each
quarter from the clients they represent. A total of $11,627,530 in payments from clients was
reported by all lobbying firms for the third quarter of 2014.
The ten firms that reported the highest total payments from clients are identified in the
table on the following pages. Each of the top ten firms reported receiving at least $320,000 from
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their clients, with one firm reporting nearly $960,000. Together, these ten firms reported
receiving a total of $5,355,459, which represents 46 percent of all payments from clients
reported by all lobbying firms for the third quarter.
TOP 10 HIGHEST PAID LOBBYING FIRMS
Based on Payments Received From Clients in 2014 Q3
Client
Payments
$959,166
Firm and Clients
Englander Knabe and Allen
300 South Robertson LLC
4G Wireless, Inc.
Accela, Inc.
American Golf Corporaton
American Hotel &
Lodging Association
Art of Living Foundation
USA
AT&T Enterprise Services
(AT & T and its affiliates)
Avaya
BNSF Railway Company
California Independent
Petroleum Association –
CIPA
CALTROP
City of Ontario
Clay Lacy Aviation
Coalition to Save the
Westside
Coca Cola Bottling USA
Crews of California, Inc.
Dragados USA
City Ethics Commission
Elections Systems & Software
LLC
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Company of Los Angeles
Envista Corporation
Gavin de Becker & Associates,
Inc.
Greater California Livery
Association
Harbor Trucking Association
IMPEX Technologies, Inc.
Intuit
Jordan Downs Community
Partners, LLC
JSL Foods, Inc.
Lenyn Ltd, dba ICE Currency
Services, USA
Lyft, Inc.
Motorola, Inc.
National Strategies, LLC on
behalf of Renovate
America
Nederlander-Greek, Inc.
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Official Police Garage Assn of
LA
OUE USA Services Corp.
Pulice Construction
salesforce.com
Seaview Investors, LLC
Shoreline Ambulance
Standard Parking
State Partners LLC on behalf
of EMC
System Development
Integration LLC
Tesoro Companies Inc.
Total Transportation Services,
Inc. - TTSI
TRC Solutions, Inc.
Trumark Homes dba Clifford
Street LLC
Waste Management Inc.
Westfield Concession
Management, Inc.
William Blair
Xerox Business Services, LLC
and its Affiliates
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TOP 10 HIGHEST PAID LOBBYING FIRMS (cont’d)
Based on Payments Received From Clients in 2014 Q3
Client
Payments
$709,431
Firm and Clients
Craig Lawson & Co., LLC
1111 Sunset LLC
1200 S. Figueroa LLC
233 W. Washington LLC
28th Church
A Community of Friends
Abode Communities
Action Investment Group
Alameda & Fourth LLC
Amacon Construction Ltd.
Astani Enterprises Inc.
Atlas LA 4th Street
Bentley Realty Partners
Boss Law Firm
Camden USA
Career Lofts - LA
Carmel Partners Inc.
Caruso Affiliated Holdings
CIM Group
Combined Properties
DHG Family Trust
DTLA 6th Street Partners
LLC
Edge Architecture
Equity Residential
EYP Realty, LLC
City Ethics Commission
FIDM
Southern California
Greenland US Holding Co.
Design
Harold Richards LLC
St Matthews Parish School
Harry's Auto Body Inc
Sunset Santa Monica PM
Holland Partners
LLC
JMF Development
TeamRise Group
John & Sons LLC
Temple Beth Am
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc. The City Market of Los
Kevin Daly Architects
Angeles
KW Victory Plaza
The Hanover Company
LA Main Affiliates LLC
Tooley Interests
LA Urban Homes
Trumark Urban
LaTerra Development
UBS Realty
Law Offices of George G.
UDR
Braunstein
Universal Villas LLC
Legal Aid Foundation of Los
Venice Pacific Investments
Angeles
LP
M West Holdings
Verbukh, Isaac
McGregor Brown Co.
Walter N Marks Inc
West Coast Investors
Onni Contracting
PATH Ventures
Westwood Marketplace
R & R Construction
LLC
Rodeo Properties LLC
Williams Homes Inc.
RREEF America LLC
Wilson University Gateway
Skid Row Housing Trust
LLC
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TOP 10 HIGHEST PAID LOBBYING FIRMS (cont’d)
Based on Payments Received From Clients in 2014 Q3
Client
Payments
$632,308
Firm and Clients
Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP
1875/1925 Century Park
East Company
7th Street Property
Investors, LLC
901 Strada LLC, Mohamed
Hadid
909 Le Doux LLC
Amalgamated Bank
Beverlywood Homes
Association
BIMHF, LLC
Bordan Shoe Company
Bulwer Drive, LLC/Midwest
First Financial, Inc.
Coalition to Save the
Westside
Decron Properties Corp.
Edelson, Steven
Essex Property Trust
$612,015
Forestar Real Estate Group,
Inc.
Golovin, George and Yuliana
Harvard Investment Group
HAS Real Estate; Daniel
Fersht; Yehudah Fersht
Injae, LLC
Jim 13, LLC
Jin Yuan USA Co., Inc.
Kellal Israel Synagogue
Kenmore Investments LLC
Kor Realty Group
L&B CIP South Bay Industrial
LLC
Lavi, Simon
Legado Companies
Montana Bundy LLC
New West Charter School
One Hundred Towers LLC;
Entertainment Center LLC
Paul, Thomas
Resnick, Ronald
Ronald A. Simms Commercial
Development and Montel
Associates LP
Saidoff, Naty
Salser, Winston
Saparzadeh, Daniel and Farhad
Ashofteh
Sarafzadeh, Reza
Schaefer, Daniel
Taft Owner Partners LLC
Tischer and 1100 Wilshire
Garage LLC, Adam
Tower Lane Properties, Inc.
Woodcliff Corporation
Zanuck, Lili
Ek & Ek
AECOM
Airtel Plaza Hotel
American Airlines
California Hotel & Lodging
Association
CalPortland Cement
Comcast
Crown Disposal
DFS North America
Exxon Mobil
Farmers Insurance
Forrest Lawn
HMS Host
City Ethics Commission
Hospital Association of
NBCUniversal Media, LLC
Southern California
NIKE GBU West Northrop
JC Decaux North America
Gruman Corporation
JMB Realty Corporation
Pacific Harbor Line
Live Nation
Pacific Maritime Association
Los Angeles Waterfront
Parking Concepts Inc
Alliance
Pick Your Part
MackUrban
Planet Aid
Motion Picture Association of Signature Flight Support
America
Valero Inc
Multi State Associates on
Walmart
behalf of Community
Warren E&P Inc.
Financial Services of
Yellow Cab
America
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TOP 10 HIGHEST PAID LOBBYING FIRMS (cont’d)
Based on Payments Received From Clients in 2014 Q3
Client
Payments
$570,515
Firm and Clients
Armbruster Goldsmith & Delvac LLP
1706 Maple, LLC
4180 Wilshire LLC
512 Perugia Way, LLC
5550 Hollywood Boulevard
Partners LLC
7107 KWLF Developers,
LLC
944 Airole Estate
Academy of Motion Picture
Arts & Sciences
ACC OP Development LLC
AEG
Alliance Development
Anheuser-Busch Companies,
Inc
Associated Estates
Au Zone Investments #2
LLP
Blumenfeld, Robert
Bolour
Bond Companies
Boy Scouts of America,
Western Los Angeles Cty
Brentwood School
California Landmark
Camden USA, Inc.
$448,407
Cascades Project Owner LLC
Din/Cal 2, Inc.
Douglas Emmett
Factor, Dean & Shannon
Faring Capital, LLC
Fifield Companies
Frost/Chaddock Developers,
LLC
Genton Property Group
Greystar
Hawkins Way Capital, LLC
IMT Capital LLC
Innovative Dining Group
Joan's on Third
KB Home
KOR Group
Lennar Multifamily
Lincoln Property Company
Los Angeles Country Club
M David Paul
MacFarlane Partners
Marlborough School
MGA North LLC
Milken Community Schools
Next Century Associates,
LLC
NMS
Outparcel Investment Partners
VI, LLC
Palisades Drive, LP
Picasso Brentwood
Precision Development
Company
Simpson, Brad
SunCal
Target Corporation
The Buckley School
The Hanover Company (for
UDR)
The Macerich Company
Tohigh Construction
Investment, LLC
TriStar Realty Group, LLC
United Technologies
Corporation
University of Southern
California
Urban Commons Virgil, LLC
Vittoria Food & Beverage
Incorporated
Walgreens
Wilson, Fred and Joanne
Glaser, Weil, Fink, Jacobs, Howard, Avchen & Shapiro, LLP
Art of Living
Bill, Tony
Brookfield Office Properties
Century City Realty, LLC
Chen, Kevin
Clark Street Realty
Assoc/Embassy Partners
CTF Development,
Inc./BHWilshire
Eastern Columbia HOA
Evo Homeowners
Association
City Ethics Commission
Factory Made Ventures
Franklin, Jeff
Goldstein Planting Partners,
LLC
Hooman Automotive Group
LA Taxi Cooperative
Los Angeles Dodgers
LS Power
Merlone Geier Partners
Nederlander of California,
Inc.
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Otis College of Art and Design
Oxy Long Beach, Inc.
Paris West Companies
Quattuor Investments, LLC
Shoreline Ambulance
SP Plus Municipal Services
Summit Media
Vopak Terminal Los Angeles,
Inc.
Winter, Michael
Wynkoop Properties, LLC
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TOP 10 HIGHEST PAID LOBBYING FIRMS (cont’d)
Based on Payments Received From Clients in 2014 Q3
Client
Payments
$443,048
Firm and Clients
Latham & Watkins LLP
512 Perugia Way, LLC
6104 Hollywood, LLC
Apartment Investments &
Management Company
("AIMCO")
Archer School for Girls
Cambra Realty
CH Palladium, LLC
Clear Channel Outdoor
DCOR, LLC
Forest City Residential
West
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Assn
$333,653
GH Palmer Assoc
(Palmer/Flower Street
Properties, LP)
Grand Avenue L.A., LLC (The
Related Companies)
Honeywell International, Inc.
JMB Realty Corporation (AKA:
AP Properties)
Karsh, Bruce & Martha
Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant
Group, LLC
LogistiCare Solutions, LLC
Montrose Chemical Corporation
of California
NBCUniversal Media, LLC
Pacific Maritime Association
Paramount Studios
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
SM 10000 Property, LLC
St Matthews Parish School
The Buckley School
The McCourt Company
Tribune Company
Westfield, LLC
Wilshire Gayley, LLC
Exelon Corporation on behalf
of Constellation Energy
Geosyntec Consultants
Greater LA New Car Dealers
Assn
Hudson Group
LA Auto Show
Legado Companies
Morrison & Foerster LLP on
behalf of Monster Beverage
Corp
Motion Picture & Television
Mobile Catering Association
National Promotions &
Advertising, Inc.
Praxair, Inc. - Danbury, CT
Recording Industry
Association of America,
Inc.
SAS Institute Inc.
Smarte Carte, Inc.
SolarCity
Spilo Worldwide
STV Group Inc.
Super Shuttle Los Angeles
Transdev North America, Inc.
Tumbleweed Educational
Enterprises, Inc.
United Airlines
Kindel Gagan
American Chemistry
Council
AT&T INC. AND ITS
AFFILIATES
Aviation Safeguards
Birdi & Associates, Inc.
Cafe on Location
CAST Real Estate Holdings
Central City East
Association
DWP Mgmt Employees Assn
Evoq Properties
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TOP 10 HIGHEST PAID LOBBYING FIRMS (cont’d)
Based on Payments Received From Clients in 2014 Q3
Client
Payments
$323,864
Firm and Clients
Afriat Consulting Group
512 Perugia Way, LLC
5750 Hollywood Blvd., LLC
ACE of California
Around the Korner – A
Center for School-Age
Enrichment
Century City Realty, LLC
CH Acquisitions 2, LLC
Clear Channel Outdoor
$323,052
Philena Properties, L.P.
Roe, Adam
Singleton, Will
SM 10000 Property, LLC
SPB Partners, LLC
Sportsmen's Lodge REW, LLC
VTA, Ltd.
Westside Coalition, Inc.
Liner LLP
Champion Real Estate
Company
CRE-HAR SoCal Lot JV, LLC
CRE-HAR SoCal Office JV,
LLC
Crossroads Associates
Forest City Residential
West, Inc.
F.
Consolidated Disposal
Service, L.L.C.
Franklin, Jeff
Judaken, Len
Karsh, Bruce & Martha
Kirk, Bion
MCLV Properties, LLC c/o
Genton Property Group
Harridge Development
Group, LLC
Larchmont Village Partners
One LLC
Lindy Trust and Margaret L.
Blume Trust
Lowe Enterprises Inc.
Millennium Partners
MREC HD Blake Street
MREC HD Elysian Park, LLC
MREC Tramonto, LLC
Nationwide RP
Nordhoff Associates, LLC
So Cal North Serrano SPV I,
LLC
Tatsu Ramen LLC
Top 10 Fundraisers
Lobbying entities are required to disclose the fundraising they engage in for elected City
officials, candidates, and committees. Of the 554 third-quarter lobbying entities, 15 (2.7 percent)
reported fundraising activity, which totaled $69,384. A breakdown of the third-quarter
fundraising activity is provided in the following table. Lobbying entities that reported identical
amounts raised for the same candidate or officeholder served as co-hosts for the same events.
TOP 10 FUNDRAISERS 2014 Q3
Total
Raised
Name of
Lobbying Entity
Type of
Entity
Recipients
$10,000
Urban Solutions, LLC
Firm*
Harris-Dawson for City Council 2015 ................. $5,000
Mitchell Englander for City Council 2015............ $5,000
$6,400
The Santa Maria Group
Firm*
Steve Veres for City Council 2015...................... $4,900
Krekorian for City Council 2009 Officeholder...... $1,500
$6,000
M Advisors LLC
Firm
Steve Veres for City Council 2015...................... $3,500
Krekorian for City Council 2009 Officeholder...... $2,500
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TOP 10 FUNDRAISERS 2014 Q3 (cont’d)
Total
Raised
Name of
Lobbying Entity
Type of
Entity
Recipients
$6,000
Sage Strategies, LLC
Firm*
Steve Veres for City Council 2015...................... $3,500
Krekorian for City Council 2009 Officeholder...... $2,500
$4,750
Arnie Berghoff & Associates
Firm
Krekorian for City Council 2009 Officeholder...... $2,500
Mike Bonin for CIty Council 2013
Officeholder Account ........................................ $2,250
$4,750
Arnie S Berghoff
Lobbyist
Krekorian for City Council 2009 Officeholder...... $2,500
Mike Bonin for CIty Council 2013
Officeholder Account ........................................ $2,250
$4,750
Wendy Bruget
Lobbyist
Krekorian for City Council 2009 Officeholder...... $2,500
Mike Bonin for CIty Council 2013
Officeholder Account ........................................ $2,250
$4,750
Kathy Jones Irish
Lobbyist
Krekorian for City Council 2009 Officeholder...... $2,500
Mike Bonin for CIty Council 2013
Officeholder Account ........................................ $2,250
$4,500
Courtney Chesla Torres
Firm*
Councilmember Cedillo Officeholder
Account 2013 .................................................. $4,500
$4,500
Veronica Perez & Associates
Firm
Councilmember Cedillo Officeholder
Account 2013 ................................................... $4,500
$4,450
Englander Knabe and Allen
Firm
Mike Bonin for CIty Council 2013
Officeholder Account ........................................ $3,250
Mitchell Englander for City Council 2015............... $700
Councilmember Curren Price Officeholder
Account ............................................................... $500
$3,584
Afriat Consulting Group Inc
Firm
Mitchell Englander for City Council 2015............ $3,584
$2,750
Englander Knabe and Allen
Firm
Mike Bonin for CIty Council 2013
Officeholder Account ........................................ $2,250
Councilmember Curren Price
Officeholder Account ........................................... $500
$1,700
Harvey A Englander
Lobbyist
Mike Bonin for CIty Council 2013
Officeholder Account ........................................ $1,000
Mitchell Englander for City Council 2015............... $700
$500
David Herbst
Lobbyist
Harris-Dawson for City Council 2015 .................... $250
Mike Bonin for CIty Council 2013
Officeholder Account ........................................... $250
*Sole proprietor
G.
Contributions
Lobbying entities must also report on a quarterly basis the contributions they make or
deliver or for which they act as intermediaries. A lobbying entity delivers a contribution for
another person when the lobbying entity causes the contribution to be mailed or physically
conveyed to the recipient.
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A lobbying entity is an intermediary for a contribution when the lobbying entity makes
the contribution, itself, on behalf of another party who then reimburses the lobbying entity. The
identity of a person for whom a lobbying entity acts as an intermediary must be disclosed.
As noted in the following table, a sole proprietor and two lobbyist employers disclosed
making $2,400 in contributions to City officeholders during the third quarter of 2014.
MADE CONTRIBUTIONS 2014 Q3
Total
Delivered
Name of
Lobbying Entity
Type of
Entity
Recipients
$1,200
Building Owners & Managers
Assn
Employer
Mitchell Englander for City Council 2015 ............... $700
Joe Buscaino for City Council 2011 Officeholder... $500
$700
Andrew Casana & Associates,
LLC
Firm*
Huizar Officeholder Account .................................. $700
$500
Apartment Association of Greater
L.A.
Employer
Controller Ron Galperin Officeholder Account ....... $500
*Sole proprietor
Also in the third quarter, six lobbying entities (Three firms, a sole proprietor, and two
lobbyists) reported delivering a combined $23,050 in contributions.
DELIVERED CONTRIBUTIONS 2014 Q3
Total
Delivered
Name of
Lobbying Entity
Type of
Entity
Recipients
$8,100
Kindel Gagan
Firm
Carolyn Ramsay for City Council 2015 ............... $3,600
Mitchell Englander for City Council 2015 ............ $1,400
Wesson for City Council 2015 ............................ $1,400
Mike Feuer City Attorney Officeholder
Account 2013.................................................... $1,000
Joe Buscaino for City Council 2011 Officeholder... $700
$7,250
Afriat Consulting Group
Firm
Mitchell Englander for City Council 2015 ............ $2,900
Nury Martinez for City Council 2015 ................... $2,400
Wesson for City Council 2015 ............................... $700
Joe Buscaino for City Council 2011, General ........ $500
Wesson Officeholder Account ............................... $500
Joe Buscaino for City Council 2011 Officeholder... $250
$5,700
Urban Solutions, LLC
Firm*
Mike Bonin for CIty Council 2013
Officeholder Account ........................................ $5,000
Harris-Dawson for City Council 2015..................... $700
$1,000
Englander Knabe & Allen
Firm
Mike Bonin for CIty Council 2013
Officeholder Account ........................................ $1,000
$500
Harvey Englander
Lobbyist
Mike Bonin for CIty Council 2013
Officeholder Account ........................................... $500
$500
Jeffrey McConnell
Lobbyist
Mike Bonin for CIty Council 2013
Officeholder Account ........................................... $500
*Sole proprietor
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H.
Public Access
Detailed information about lobbying entities and their clients is available on the Ethics
Commission’s web site at ethics.lacity.org/lobby/lobby.cfm. Our electronic filing system is
instantly updated when a registration occurs or a quarterly report is filed, so the public has realtime information about lobbying activity in the City.
Registration statements and quarterly reports may be viewed online. In addition, the
public can conduct queries to retrieve specific information about lobbying entities and their
activities. A web site demonstration will take place during the Ethics Commission meeting to
highlight the lobbying data that is available.
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